A tragic incident in Tamil Nadu saw a routine dental treatment turn deadly due to a contaminated saline bottle. Researchers discovered a neuromelioidosis outbreak, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, after a clinic reused a saline solution opened with a periosteal elevator. Ten patients were infected, and eight died within 16 days. A tragic incident in Tamil Nadu saw a routine dental treatment turn deadly due to a contaminated saline bottle. Researchers discovered a neuromelioidosis outbreak, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, after a clinic reused a saline solution opened with a periosteal elevator. Ten patients were infected, and eight died within 16 days.
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